News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-10


one of the aXles nearly in the middle
of this car, the two pieces of which
have since been found. There are
marks and cuts on the ties made bv
the ends of the broken axle. When
the bridge was reached this car went
over the side and pulled with it the
other sleeper and passenger coaches
which fell to the ice 60 feet below.
Mr.. Henry W. Tewksbury of West
Randolph, VT, says that he was in
the first day coach. He was doing at
the time of the accident, but was
aroused by feeling the car jumping
upon the railroad ties. He had been
in two railroad accidents before this
one, and knew what the sensation
portended. Realizing that an acct
dent was about to occur, he jumped
from his seat with the intention of
making his escape. The train seemed
to come to a standstill or 60 very slow.
He thought it was all right and so sat
! down again. Then, without mo-
ment's notice that anything further
was to occur, the car seemed to leap
into space, and then came terrible
crash. For a moment he was stun
ned, and hardly knew whether he was
alive or dead. He tried to move, but
could not bulge an inch. He noticed
with great alarm that fire had broken
out at the further end of the car.
He struggled with all his strength to
free himself, and screamed for help, but
there was no one at hand to help him.
1t was a time of mental torture, but still
he could not help noticing an old couple
few seats above him. They sought to
get out, but were helplessly tied down
| by heavy seats. The flames approached
| the couple with frightful rapidity, and
the aged pair seemed to feel there was no
hope for them. The last he saw of them
| they were locked in each others arms
and in the act of kissing. The smoke
and flames now enyelcped them, hiding
| them from view.
| Mr.. Tewksbury then gave himself up
| for lost. He seized his fur cap and
wound it around his face so as to cover
his eyes and hide the dreadful view of
approaching death. At this time the
railroad bridge above him was one mass
of fire and heavy burning timbers were
| falling all above him. Having leaned
1
| fearful fate, his hopes of life were re-
newed by hearing voices. He unwound
his fur cap and saw the engineer and fire.
man close at hand. He called to them
frantically for assistance, which they
profered at once. Selling hold of him
his rescuers sought to pull him out, but
failed. Thinking that his was a hopeless
case, they were about to leave him and
help others, but he begged them to try
| l. l.. l.. g
They did so and managed to get him out,
breaking the leg and arm in the effort.
| The flames were so close upon Mr..
Tewksbury that his clothing was burned
| from his body.
THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS.
The list of wounded prepared by DIR.
Grinnell does not change the total num-
Der from SO, of whom Conductor Sturte-
want only has died, and only three others
are in a critical condition. DR.. Bing-
ham has been busily engaged since Sat-
urday morning in treating the wounded
and has assumed full charge, with an eff
ficient corps of assistants. There is
heresay evidence of three others injured
who went away Immediately after the
accident. Nearly all the dead show frac
| lures of the skull and every case of the
wounded shows injury to head and face.
1t is thought hardly any person killed
was not first stunned by the fall and so
suffered little from fire. The number of
bodies recovered is 80.
KILLED.
The following is the list of those who
have been killed and have been identi-
fed as far as names have been ascertain
ed:
Ed. F. Dillon, Dartmouth.
s. s WeStCOtt Burlington
Frank WeSsOn, Springfield.
D. Maigret, Shenanigan, Z. Q.
Edward Bangs, brakeman, Lebanon,
n. II.
NJ r. Burgess, Pullman car conductor
Miss Nancy Dunbar of Porter's station,
SOmerville, Massachusetts.
Mason Mills, Iroquois, Ont, identified
! by watch and rings =,
| John Hadden, (colored) porter of Pull
man car = Pilgrim
S. C. SturteVant, ST. Adams, conductor,
died Sunday afternoon.
D. D. Woodland, Waterbury, vt.
Charles w. Sanford, formerly of Wash
| ington, D. G. ......,r. ,...s
Berlangers, brother and sister, of
| HOlYOke, Mass.
WOUNDED.
William Devino, of Winooski, injuries
slight.
| J. II. Cushing, of Middleboro. Mass.
slight injuries about head and face.
Horace Juneau, Of East Peperelle,
Mass, slight wound about the face.
Moses Poliat of ?. O., seri-
Gus injuries to head and leg; doctors say
he will probably die.
H. G. Wilcox of Bangor, N. Y, seri-
Gus injuries to base of brain.
| Polly Ariel of Chicopee Falls, Mass,
injury to left leg, not serious.
| MrC w r pru1an Of Aon+,ooI ri;
injury to back.
Mrs. Charles Costello of Boston, bruis- |
es and Commissions generally, not consid-
| cred serious.
George Lowe of Montreal, bad wounds |
above and below the right eye
Frank M. Pratt of Springfield Mass, |
| injury to right foot and frost bitten.
Louis COmbramOnt of New York city, |
injury to back probably not serious.
Joseph Libby of st. Valerie, P. O., in
jury to head not serious.
Michael LaCalllade, Lawrence, Mass,
scalp wound, not very serious.
Anna Murphy of Boston, bad cut |
through right cheek.
Joseph Gennet of Sciota, n. Y, inju-
ry to foot and head, not serious.
A. PoisveYt, of st. Angelina, p. O.,
internal injuries, may be serious.
Mrs. A. Poisvert of st. Angelina, 2.
O., slight injury and Commissions.
II. w. Tewksbury of Randolph, VT,
fracture of arm and leg, will recover.
Miss z. Follett of Sharon, Vt, wounds
on head and shoulder, not serious.
Katy Cahill of Burlington, extensive
scalp wound, probably recover.
- Bellenger, a boy years old, cut
about the head and face and right side.
Mary E. Graham of Bedford, Mass,
wound on right leg and foot, injury to
back NAV be serious.
James Kiley of Burke, N. Y, left elbow
dislocated, several slight wounds.
Hon. Henry Mott of Alburgh, injury
to right shoulder, head and face, prob
ably not serious.
Joseph E.Jacques of Fitchburg, Mass,
fracture on thigh, severe cuts and bruises
over head and face and different parts of
the body.
A. A. Wheeler of Fitchburg, Mass, badly
bruised and cut about the face and body, but not
serious.
Howard Smith of Gloucester, Mass, wound in
head, not serious.
Julius Hutchings of Montgomery, VT, slight
injury to back.
Miss Emma Lowell of Montreal, bruised, but
not serious.
Margaret Walsh of Greenfield, Mass, severe
scalp wound, Injury to arm, shoulder and back.
j. W. futile of Tunbridge, VT, slight wound to
arm, ear and back of head not serious.
August Laboeuf of Lynn. Mass, cuts about
head, not serious
j. S. Suit, New Haven, Conn, slight injury to
head.
Alex Lavellee of Greenfield Mass, internal
injuries and cuts about head, not serious,
Marion e. Soldier of Omission, p. O., injury
to ankle and slight cuts about body.
A. b. Veazey of Rutland, wrist sprained.